# Terry Carkner

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player 
| image =
| image_size =
| played_for = [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers)<br>[Quebec Nordiques](/source/Quebec_Nordiques)<br>[Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)<br>[Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings) <br>[Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers)
| position = [Defence](/source/Defenceman)
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 210
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Smiths Falls](/source/Smiths_Falls), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| draft = 14th overall
| draft_year = 1984
| draft_team = [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers)
| career_start = 1986
| career_end = 1999
}}

'''Terry Kenneth Carkner''' (born March 7, 1966) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [defenceman](/source/defenceman) who played 13 seasons in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) with the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers), [Quebec Nordiques](/source/Quebec_Nordiques), [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers), [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings) and [Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers). He was selected fourteenth overall in the [1984 NHL entry draft](/source/1984_NHL_entry_draft). Carkner was born in [Smiths Falls, Ontario](/source/Smiths_Falls%2C_Ontario), but grew up in [Winchester](/source/North_Dundas%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario). Carkner was a fearless, tough defensive defenseman. He got over 100 penalty minutes 8 times in his NHL career.

Carkner was the head coach of the club ice hockey team for [Villanova University](/source/Villanova_University), the Icecats, for the 2004–05 season. The Villanova team is a member of the ACHA ([American Collegiate Hockey Association](/source/American_Collegiate_Hockey_Association)) Division 1 and the ECHA (Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association). He is currently (09–10) an assistant coach for the Great Valley Ice Hockey Varsity Team.  

Carkner is an honorary member of the Nordmont (Pennsylvania) Sport & Social Club.

==Playing career==
Carkner played major-junior for the [Peterborough Petes](/source/Peterborough_Petes), an [Ontario Hockey League](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League) team based in Peterborough, Ontario. He played 184 games for that club, amassing 130 points (0.71 points per game) and 322 penalty minutes. He would also play for team Canada in the 1986 [World Junior Hockey Championships](/source/World_Junior_Hockey_Championships), where he won a silver medal.

In the 1984 [NHL entry draft](/source/NHL_entry_draft), Carkner was chosen 14th overall by the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers). In that draft, the NHL Central Scouting bureau ranked him as the 17th best prospect, while the Hockey News ranked him 11th.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1984/84014.html | title = 1984 Draft central analysis | website = hockeydraftcentral.com | date = 2008-12-03 | access-date = 2008-12-03}}</ref>

He would play one season with the Rangers, sharing time between them and the [New Haven Nighthawks](/source/New_Haven_Nighthawks), their AHL affiliate. Before the start of the 1987–88 season, he was traded to the [Quebec Nordiques](/source/Quebec_Nordiques) with Jeff Jackson for [John Ogrodnick](/source/John_Ogrodnick) and [David Shaw](/source/David_Shaw_(ice_hockey)).

Carkner would play the entire 1987–88 season for Quebec, getting 27 points and 159 penalty minutes in 63 games. Once again, before the start of the next season, he was traded to the [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) for [Greg Smyth](/source/Greg_Smyth) and a draft pick.

With the Flyers, Carkner would play 5 seasons, getting 376 games, 132 points (0.35 points per game), and 867 penalty minutes. In 1989, the Flyers named him an alternate captain. He was later traded to the [Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings) for [Yves Racine](/source/Yves_Racine) and a draft pick. After playing two years in Detroit, he signed as a free agent for the [Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers) on a two-year, 1.2 million dollar deal. He would finish his NHL career in Florida after four seasons with the Panthers.

In total, Carkner played 858 games in the NHL, amassing 230 points (0,27 points per game) and 1588 penalty minutes.

==Personal==
Carkner's father, Robert Carkner, was a major junior hockey player in his youth. He is a third cousin of former NHL defenceman [Matt Carkner](/source/Matt_Carkner). He is also active with the hockey club ShinnyUSA.(Rink 4)

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- style="background:#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffffff" | 
! rowspan="99" style="background:#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) 
! rowspan="99" style="background:#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) 
|- style="background:#e0e0e0" 
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) 
! Team 
! League 
! GP 
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) 
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) 
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) 
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) 
! GP
! G 
! A 
! Pts 
! PIM 
|-  
| 1980–81||[Winchester Hawks](/source/Winchester_Hawks)||[EOJHL](/source/Eastern_Ontario_Junior_B_Hockey_League)||2||0||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| 1981–82||Smith Falls Settlers||[NDJHL](/source/Niagara_%26_District_Junior_C_Hockey_League)||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-  
| 1982–83||[Brockville Braves](/source/Brockville_Braves)||[CJHL](/source/Central_Hockey_League_(junior))||47||8||32||40||94||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_OHL_season)||[Peterborough Petes](/source/Peterborough_Petes)||[OHL](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League)||66||4||21||25||91||8||0||6||6||13
|-  
| [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_OHL_season)||Peterborough Petes||OHL||64||14||47||61||125||17||2||10||12||11
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_OHL_season)||Peterborough Petes||OHL||54||12||32||44||106||16||1||7||8||17
|-  
| [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_NHL_season)||[New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers)||[NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)||52||2||13||15||118||1||0||0||0||0
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_AHL_season)||[New Haven Nighthawks](/source/New_Haven_Nighthawks)||[AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)||12||2||6||8||56||3||1||0||1||0
|-  
| [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season)||[Quebec Nordiques](/source/Quebec_Nordiques)||NHL||63||3||24||27||159||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season)||[Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)||NHL||78||11||32||43||149||19||1||5||6||28
|-  
| [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_NHL_season)||Philadelphia Flyers||NHL||63||4||18||22||169||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season)||Philadelphia Flyers||NHL||79||7||25||32||204||—||—||—||—||—
|-  
| [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season)||Philadelphia Flyers||NHL||73||4||12||16||195||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season)||Philadelphia Flyers||NHL||83||3||16||19||150||—||—||—||—||—
|-  
| [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season)||[Detroit Red Wings](/source/Detroit_Red_Wings)||NHL||68||1||6||7||130||7||0||0||0||4
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season)||Detroit Red Wings||NHL||20||1||2||3||21||—||—||—||—||—
|-  
| [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season)||[Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers)||NHL||73||3||10||13||80||22||0||4||4||10
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_NHL_season)||Florida Panthers||NHL||70||0||14||14||96||5||0||0||0||6
|-  
| [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season)||Florida Panthers||NHL||74||1||7||8||63||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season)||Florida Panthers||NHL||62||2||9||11||54||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals!!858!!42!!188!!230!!1588!!54!!1!!9!!10!!48
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" style="background:#ffffff" | 
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-  
| [1986](/source/1986_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)||[Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team)||[WJC](/source/IIHF_World_U20_Championship)|| {{silver2}} ||7||0||4||4||0
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
| [1993](/source/1993_Men's_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships)||[Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_ice_hockey_team)||[WC](/source/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships)|| 4th   ||8||0||0||0||0
|- style="background:#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Junior totals!!7!!0!!4!!4!!0
|- style="background:#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Senior totals!!8!!0!!0!!0!!0
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
|- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0"
| colspan="2" | [OHL](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League)
|-
| Second All Star Team
| [1985](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_OHL_season)
|-
| First All Star Team
| [1986](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_OHL_season)
|-
| [Max Kaminsky Trophy](/source/Max_Kaminsky_Trophy) 
| 1986
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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{{succession box | before = [Dave Gagner](/source/Dave_Gagner) | title = [New York Rangers first-round draft pick](/source/List_of_New_York_Rangers_draft_picks) | years = [1984](/source/1984_NHL_Entry_Draft) | after = [Ulf Dahlén](/source/Ulf_Dahl%C3%A9n)}}
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Category:1966 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players
Category:New York Rangers draft picks
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:People from Smiths Falls
Category:Ice hockey people from Lanark County
Category:People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Category:Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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